William baer born december 29, 1948 is an american writer, editor, translator, and academic. This is stunning that this is what it takes to get arrested, said william baer. Father william baer the parish made the announcement on its facebook page that afternoon, and people began posting condolences thereafter. Baer was upset the school had assigned the book which contains a graphic sex scene between two teenagers to his ninth. Record yourself reading a childrens book for the william s. Baer is the founding editor of the formalist, a literary journal dedicated to formalist poetry, and serves as a. In one part of the book, the characters engage in sexual conduct that can only be labeled sexual abuse at best, outandout rape at worst, although the reader, presumably an. James leach during a board meeting at gilford high school in new hampshire, u. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. Baer was upset the school had assigned the book which contains a graphic sex scene between two teenagers to his ninthgrade daughter without first notifying parents.
William baer became furious when he learned that his daughter had been assigned the book. The jack colt murder mystery novels, book one able muse press, 2018, times square and other stories able muse press, 2015, the ballad rode into town. Father arrested at school for complaint about sexually explicit. May 09, 2014 dad handcuffed for protesting graphicsex book cop takes action at school board meeting jerome r. Feb 26, 2018 william baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the author of several books including new jersey noir. He has been the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship, a fulbright portugal, and a creative writing fellowship from the national endowment for the arts. Dad arrested after protesting daughters school novel. He is the author of two collections of short stories. Baer s daughter was assigned to read nineteen minutes, by jodi picoult, for her gilford high school english class. Dad arrested after protesting book being read at daughter.
Judge dismisses charges against gilford dad who protested book. Join facebook to connect with william baer and others you may know. May 07, 2014 william baer, the father of a teen who attends gilford high school in new hampshire, was arrested during a school board meeting after violating a twominute speaking rule. A parent who complained about a book assigned to his daughter. William baer, whose 14yearold daughter was assigned the book, told. A new hampshire father who thought his daughters high school assigned a book too racy for young teens ended up under arrest at a school board meeting, reports cbs boston. William baer sponsored by dad who protested book sues gilford, nh police over arrest a new hampshire man who objected to a book his daughter was assigned to read is suing the police officer who. Baer school, founded in 1939 to serve children with polio or tuberculosis, and today a public facility.
He completed his doctoral dissertation in english at the university of south carolina under the direction of james dickey, before. His 14yearold daughter was assigned to read the book called 19 minutes by jodi picoult, for her. Nwv news william baer, father of teenaged girl arrested. Dad arrested after protesting book being read at daughters high. William baer of gilford complained at a school board meeting in may that parents should have been notified that the book, nineteen minutes. Baer school partnership board was established in 1994 and is a separate 501 3 nonprofit organization whose membership consists of community leaders, educators, and businesspeople. It was basically, you make a statement, say what you want and sit down, baer told wmurtv. William baer has 23 books on goodreads with 516 ratings.
William baer obituary mahopac, new york joseph j smith. Baer school is a public elementary school located in baltimore, md in the baltimore city public schools. Baer school has served children with multiple disabilities from all over baltimore city. He is the author of twentytwo books including, most recently, the mystery novel, new jersey noir, and two collections of short stories, times square and other stories and oneand. Baer from expressing his thoughts a clear first amendment issue hemingway and the board chairwomen sue allen defended the book claiming it was important because it explicitly explores a bullying, date rapes, sexual and physical abuse, as well as school shootings.
William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the awardwinning author of sixteen books, and his various plays have been produced at over thirty american theaters. Jan 23, 2014 wacky wednesday by dr seuss count all the wacky things kids books read aloud duration. He grew up in the bronx and wayne, new jersey, where his family was actively involved in little theater. Im here to replace herr lasker, but the cuban couldnt care, the clock is ticking. William baer is the author of six collections of poems, a book of translations from the portuguese, a poetry textbook, and as editor two poetry anthologies. Miss sofies story time kids books read aloud recommended for you. William baer, whose ninthgrade daughter last week was assigned the book nineteen minutes, came to the meeting to protest the books assignment and the districts failure to notify parents the book contained graphic descriptions of rough sex between teens. Graphic description of teen sex in assigned reading sends gilford. He was a proud veteran of the us army and a life member of the vfw auxillary post 5491 and a member of. Nwv news william baer, father of teenaged girl arrested for. School censors parent upset over sexuallyexplicit book. A former fulbright in portugal, hes also received the jack nicholson screenwriting award and a creative writing fellowship in fiction from the national. Baer school is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,359 schools in maryland based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 201617 school year.
He was born in the bronx on november 27, 1948, the son of william and marie scaduto baer. As a writer, editor, translator and professor, baer has authored and edited fifteen books, among them the unfortunates, which won the t. As i reported, william baer, a new hampshire resident who was arrested after speaking out about a high school reading assignment at a school board meeting, appeared on fox news. School censors parent upset over explicit book content. William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the awardwinning author of sixteen books, and his various plays have been produced at over thirty american. Videotape yourself reading your favorite prek childrens book and send it the the william s. The book, nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, book contains not only sexual encounters between young teens, but it also describes in detail sex crimes, and mental abuse with a giant helping of a descriptive murder spree in a school. About william baers fiction has been awarded a creative writing grant from the national endowment for the arts. William baer lost his temper during the meeting between parents and. Jan 14, 2018 father william baer, 60, pastor of transfiguration in oakdale, died early jan. Gilford parents question school district on sexual content of.
Dad who protested book sues gilford, nh police over arrest. Attorney william baer charged with disorderly conduct at. Father arrested at school for complaint about sexually. Biographical sketch upon retiring from teaching, dr.
Every second, whitepages helps 19 people do reverse phone lookups, find people, and get background reports, including public records, in order to make smarter, safer. Father arrested for protesting racy novel at nh high school. William baer obituary north st paul, mn pioneer press. Attorney william baer charged with disorderly conduct at meeting in new. School district officials said students have read the book before, but the school sent notifications home to parent before the books were distributed. Judge drops case filed against cop who arrested man after. It enrolls 177 students in grades 1st through 12th. The school board needs a little schooling in how to express itself clearly. He said the school not only failed to notify parents, but they also failed to offer parents a chance to. Father arrested protesting over teaching jodi picoult at high school. May 06, 2014 william baer, an attorney who moved to new hampshire from new jersey, registered his complaint about the book nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, which includes a graphic depiction of sex between. William baer, whose ninthgrade daughter last week was assigned the book nineteen minutes, came to the meeting to protest the book s assignment and the districts failure to notify parents the book contained graphic descriptions of rough sex between teens. New hampshire dad arrested for protesting assigned books. New hampshire dad arrested at school board meeting after.
William joseph baer born may 31, 1950 is an american lawyer who served as the assistant attorney general for the united states department of justice antitrust division under the administration of president barack obama. William baer phone, address, background info whitepages. Books about seasons, holidays, alphabets, numbers, farms, zoo animals. Baer school is the 878th largest public school in maryland and the 49,618th largest nationally. District court district of new hampshire determined that the gilford police officer who arrested parent william baer during a school board meeting in 2014 did not violate the mans rights when he arrested him. William baer held at new hampshire school board meeting, saying. William baer obituary malvern, ia the opiniontribune. During the early days of the schools real estate program. According to school officials it has been a part of the curriculum since 2007, wmurtv reported. Dad handcuffed for protesting graphicsex book cop takes action at school board meeting william baer, a parent upset over a reading selection in gilford, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct when police said he did not leave a school board meeting after being asked. Today, the baer school s children are more dependent on medical technology, more medically fragile, and more economically disadvantaged than ever before. C, was represented by stuart robinson of robinson, weintraub, and gross, optioned a screenplay, and directed an mtv music video. William baer, an attorney who moved to new hampshire from new jersey, registered his complaint about the book nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, which includes a graphic depiction of. William baer of gilford complained at a school board meeting in may that parents should have been notified about the book, nineteen minutes by new hampshire author jodi picoult because it.
About william baer is a graduate of the school of cinematic arts at the university of southern california, where he received the jack nicholson screenwriting award. New hampshire dad protesting sex in daughters book is. Jan 17, 2018 pastor of transfiguration catholic church age 60, passed away unexpectedly on january 14, 2018. Father arrested protesting over teaching jodi picoult at. Dad arrested for complaining about girls school assignment.
Dad arrested while protesting sexually graphic book. Baer of mahopac, ny passed away on january 3, 2018 at the age of 69. By william baer september 1, 2011 translating camoes its 1925, i sit in the chair across from capablanca. Dad william baer arrested for talking over two minute rule at. New hampshire school defends sexually graphic novel fox news. New jersey noir and baers talent presage a brilliant career for this wonderfully gifted writer. Baer first contacted the high school principal, who declined to formally meet with him in order to find a suitable remedy to this issue. May 07, 2014 this is stunning that this is what it takes to get arrested, said william baer. Baer s daughter was assigned to read nineteen minutes, by jodi picoult, for her gilford high school. During the early days of the school s real estate program. Baer s phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more. Gilford parents question school district on sexual content.
Youtube screenshot a federal judge in new hampshire has dismissed a case filed by a father against a police officer who arrested him after he protested against the use of a graphic sex book in a public school in. William baer, the father of a teen who attends gilford high school, was arrested during a school board meeting monday night after he continuously talked out of turn in protest of the jodi picoult book nineteen minutes. The book, which baer and other parents at the new hampshire high school objected to, is nineteen minutes, written by new hampshire author jodi picoult. Now a new hampshire 4 th circuit court of appeals judge has blasted the school board for silencing him.
May 09, 2014 a lawyer was arrested after a school board meeting because he complained for too long about a graphic sex scene in a book his daughter was assigned to read for school. Eliot prize in 1997, and bocage and other sonnets, recipient of the x. Father arrested at school board meeting for complaining about sexually explicit book assigned to his ninthgrade daughter. Terri browndavidson, author of marie, marie, hold on tight jack colt, the private investigator in william baers new jersey noir, romances the genre to the suspenseful effect that jj jake gittes achieves in roman polanskis. May 08, 2014 william baer held at new hampshire school board meeting, saying nineteen minutes is triple x reading and unsuitable for his daughter alison flood thu 8 may 2014 11. He was raised in the bronx, new york city, and wayne, new jersey. The partnership board, a nonprofit 501c3 organization, was formed to meet the needs of the school not being met by the public. The first case for baer to oversee in june 20 was a trial that the division filed accusing book publishers of conspiring with apple to fix the prices of ebooks. William baer, the father of a teen who attends gilford high school, was arrested during a school board meeting monday night after he. Times square and other stories and oneandtwenty tales. William baer was born in geneva, new york, in 1948. If you recall, back in may, william baer was arrested after voicing opposition to a school board meeting about a controversial book by jodi picoult titled nineteen minutes, a story about a school shooting that contained pornographic content. Corsi wnd william baer, a parent upset over a reading selection in gilford, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct when police said he did not leave a school board meeting after being asked. Now a new hampshire 4 th circuit court of appeals judge has blasted the school board for silencing.
May 07, 2014 father arrested at school board meeting for complaining about sexually explicit book assigned to his ninthgrade daughter. Father arrested protesting over teaching jodi picoult at high. Gilford william baer, who recently moved his family here from new. Dad arrested after protesting book being read at daughters. School district officials said students have read the book before, but the school sent notifications home to parent before the books. Baer loses suit against gilford police lieutenant local. Selected sonnets, and the unfortunates recipient of the t. May 06, 2014 william baer, the father of a teen who attends gilford high school, was arrested during a school board meeting monday night after he continuously talked out of turn in protest of the jodi picoult book nineteen minutes.
Baer school in baltimore city as our 6th school and this past year we shared the gospel to over 250 children and through the clubs, 10 children accepted jesus christ as their personal savior, but we need to do more and we need your help we need 8 12 more volunteers to support our good news clubs at deer park, hernwood, lyons mill and. Doug hagmann, who knows william baer personally, writes at canada free press. The mission of the board is to raise additional funds to support the special needs of our students, and to secure volunteers for the school. Today, the baer schools children are more dependent on medical technology, more medically fragile, and more economically. William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the author of several books including new jersey noir. William baer held at new hampshire school board meeting, saying nineteen minutes is triple x reading and unsuitable for his daughter alison flood thu 8 may 2014 11. Dec 19, 2014 william baer of gilford complained at a school board meeting in may that parents should have been notified that the book, nineteen minutes, by jodi picoult, was being read because it contains a. William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the awardwinning author of twentytwo books including new jersey noir. We also found 160 background checks for william baer, including criminal records. Books by william baer author of writing metrical poetry. The novel, nineteen minutes, by jodi picoult is a controversial book that tells the story of a fictional school shooting and the people it affects.
80 1352 465 1138 391 1211 685 604 40 682 1549 273 1121 775 593 1374 913 266 1359 1087 586 778 1220 1009 988 514 212 1593 572 774 997 891 1352 111 68 1413 1298 379 1475 1281 1425 1424 966 1319 231